Stop That

I was crying while thinking about the children of two friends who were divorcing.

The Holy Spirit interrupted, "Stop that."

Taken totally off guard, my reply was the brilliant, "What?"

"Stop that.  This too I can turn to good."

Of course He can.  What a mistake to be lamenting as if these kids would be forever wounded, when God has such a history of turning things to good. 

The story of Joseph is recorded in Genesis chapters 37-50.  His brothers sold him into slavery and he was later jailed.  However, in the end, Joseph saved his whole family from starvation.  He tells his brothers in Genesis 50:20 (GNT), "You plotted evil against me, but God turned it into good, in order to preserve the lives of many people who are alive today because of what happened."

This has changed the way I look at negative circumstances.  I always expect to see good even as I'm going through them.  Why should I only see the good in hindsight?

I love the way God loves me.

I love this life!